Top 50 reasons to care about endangered animals

Discusses the different types of great apes, covering their physical characteristics, life cycle, diet, young, and habitat; the reasons they are endangered; their role in culture; and conservation efforts.

Provides fifty facts about whales and dolphins, discussing their biology, behavior, life cycles, and culture, and examining threats to their well-being and efforts to protect them.

Provides information about tigers and discusses fifty reasons to care about them including their biology, behaviors, and their place in ancient and present cultures. Discusses the threats that are posed to tigers by nature and man, the threat of encroaching towns and farmlands depriving them of space to roam, depicts the conservation efforts by the World Wildlife Fund to protect tigers, and proposes ideas for individuals to help in the conservation of tigers. Includes photos, a glossary, and an index.

Provides information about rhinoceroses and discusses fifty reasons to care about them including their biology, behaviors, and their place in ancient and present cultures. Discusses the threats that are posed to rhinos by nature and man, the near-extinction of them, depicts the creation of protected areas for rhinos, and proposes ideas for individuals to help in the conservation of polar bears. Includes photos, a glossary, and an index.

Provides information about polar bears and discusses fifty reasons to care about them including their biology, behaviors, and their place in ancient and present cultures. Discusses the threats that are posed to polar bears by nature and man, the threat of global warming, depicts the conservation efforts by scientists to save the bears, and proposes ideas for individuals to help in the conservation of polar bears. Includes photos, a glossary, and an index.

Provides information about marine turtles and discusses fifty reasons to care about them including their biology, behaviors, and their place in ancient and present cultures. Discusses the threats that are posed to marine turtles by nature and man, conserving their natural habitat, and proposes ideas to help in the conservation of marine turtles. Includes photos, a glossary, and an index.

Provides information about giant pandas and discusses fifty reasons to care about them including their biology, behaviors, and their place in ancient and present cultures. Discusses the threats that are posed to pandas by nature and man, their vulnerability to predators, conserving the panda forests, and proposes ideas to help in the conservation of giant pandas. Includes photos, a glossary, and an index.

Provides information about elephants and discusses fifty reasons to care about them including their history, biology, behaviors, and their place in ancient and present cultures. Discusses the threats that are posed to elephants by nature and man, examines why their numbers are decreasing in many areas, and proposes ideas to help in the conservation of them. Includes photos, a glossary, and an index.